Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-01-21
Rules for Building.

The Country Gentleman gives
the following rules by way of sug-
gestion for country residents, far
mers and others who intend to
erect dwellings next spring:
Choose a good spot for the
house healthy. dry, with good
drainage-and if possible, with a
good prospect landscape and trees.
Surface water should run off in
every direction.
Secure provisions for pure wa
ter-if not by wells and springs,
then with filered rain-water. Man,
lose their lives by using impure
water.
Place the house where it will be
most accessible from all parts of
the farm, as nearly as may be, for
the convenience of the owner and
his men in their constant labors.
Beginning at the basement or
cellar, let it be well lighted, with
double glazed windows-and al
ways kept dry and clean, so as
never to ed'cleaning.
Let the cellar extend under the
whole house, for preserving the
timbers, from rotting, and afford
ing the room.
For country houses, wood is US
ually best and cheapest. Stone
walls are cold and damp, unless
well furred, lathed and plastered.
Al, brick walls should have air
spaces. In building with wood
adopt balloon frames with air
spaces between outside and interi-
or plastering, with the additional
security of using building paper
or brick inside, and use plenty of
nails, as they are the cheapest
strengtheners.
IL the cellar has not perfect nat
ural drainage, lay a tile outside all
around the wall foot and a half
below the wall, with free discharge
and cross drains into it to keep the
cellar free from dampness.
Few spacious windows are bet
ter than many contracted ones.
Avoid hanging doors to swing
outside on stair-landings, and new
er place them so as to striko each
other when opened.
Bedrooms should be large
enough to avoid placing the bed
against window or closet door.
Adjoining the kitchen, dining
or living room, should be assmall
room accessible from out side, for
workingmen to leave muddy boots
and over-coats, and to wash their
hands.
In the country, avoid basement
kitchens, and place kitchen, living
room and common bed rooms all
on one floor, for ready access.
10 deaden the floor between the
cellar and room above, nail floor
ing on the lower sides of the joists
place on this two or three inches
of crete and then lay the floor.
This will exclude sounds, prevent
rising exhalations from fruit room
or cellar, and prove additional Sc
curity against fire.
Kitchen windows, being in con-
slant use, should be hung on
weights; and they should always
be on opposite sides, to give full
light and free ventilation.
A square or rectangular house
gives the most room for the same
amount of outside walls; but some
exception must be made in order
to obtain light and side ventill-
ton.
Avoid receeding angles in roofs
as much as possible, as they are a
frequent cause of leakage.
Easily accessible verandas may
be made with high ceilings to pre-
vent darkening windows.
A high ceiling to rooms poorly
ventilated is not so good as one Of
moderate height and well ventilat-
ed.
The care of the eggs for hatch
ing requires attention this month.
1t allowed to remain IN the nest
they will be injured. Extreme
heat and cold injure the Vi
tality of eggs. Dip the ends of
them IN very warm water for a few
moments and they will not hatch.
Dip the ends in very cold water
for while, and the same results
occurs. To secure good hathes,
the eggs must be collected fire.
quently, and kept in some place of
an even temperature of about 60
degrees above zero. If turned
half over once a day they will keep
for a month.